Tom, it is not China alone or the US alone, but it is America who is the loudest for liberty in the world…. “Foreign investment in Burma's oil and natural gas sector is especially significant. Sales of natural gas account for the single largest source of revenue to the military government.
Gas exports accounted for fully half of the country's exports in 2006. Burma's gas business brought in revenue of US$2.16 billion in 2006 from sales to its main buyer, Thailand. These funds flow directly to the government and provide the junta with a major source of financing that is completely independent of its citizens.
Current investors in Burma's oil and gas industry include companies from Australia, the British Virgin Islands, China, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Russia, and the United States.
Burma: Foreign Investment Finances Regime (Human Rights Watch, 1-10-2007)